...Abortion - termination of pregnancy before birth, resulting in the death of the fetus. Abortion is one of the most controversial issues of today’s society. Many women feel it is their right to choose, but some feel the exact opposite. Some believe that if a woman has been raped, a victim of incest, or if the woman’s life is in danger, abortion should be used. Abortion can be performed for many reasons. The main reason if the woman’s health is at risk. However, some people abuse this right and use it has a form of birth control. There are a variety of drug-based abortion methods, all of which need to be monitored by a physician. In a method commonly referred to as the “morning-after pill”, a woman is given large doses of estrogen within 72 hrs of unprotected sexual intercourse and again 12 hrs later. Depending on where a woman is in her menstrual cycle, the estrogen will either inhibit or delay ovulation or it my altar the uterine lining. This will prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg. However, several side effects may include, nausea, headache, dizziness, or fluid retention. There are more dangerous forms of abortion. In one procedure, a drug called Misoprostol is used with an anti-cancer drug called Methotrexate, to induce abortion. First, a physician injects a pregnant woman with methotrexate. About a week later the woman takes misoprostol to induce uterine contractions and expel the fetus. Both of these drugs combined effectively end pregnancy in 95% of...
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...Nora Elder W131- Period 2 November 10, 2015 Teenage Abortion There are little things in your life that can help change a persons life for the better or even for the worse. Whether there all good or all bad just depends on the person. These can include: celebrating an 18th birthday, getting your first car or even graduating from high school. However there's some things in your life that can change your life monumentally. Either that is being in a car accident or for some teens across the country it is being a teen while also being pregnant. One way they believe they can deal with an unwanted pregnancy is to receive an abortion.The controversy over abortion will always be a topic of discussion for years to come. Abortion can change...
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...smartest way to fix that error is getting an Abortion done. Abortion has been a controversial topic since long time ago. Some people agree with abortion and some others are totally against. There are two types of abortion, the abortion pill and the In-clinic abortion. In order for a person to practice any of those two different types of abortion they need to be 18 years old or older. If the person who wants to practice this method does not meet this requirement she will be ask for one of her parents to give her permission for her abortion. However, in most of the states you can ask a judge to excuse you of these requirement. Abortion gives a chance to young women especially those below the age of 21 years to pursue their education. A young girl caught in a situation where she has to carry the child to term will mean that she cannot do anything else. She would have to stop learning at some point to address the needs of the child. Most likely, she would have to stop schooling all...
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...Abortion – a topic that can spark controversy in the 21st century. With the advancement of technology, abortion has become an increasingly safer process in which pregnant mothers can terminate their pregnancies before the baby is born. With advocates for and against this practice, it is important to understand why some people might be opposed to it. While an abortion can terminate an unwanted pregnancy and restore family life without the stress and worry of raising a child, the process is arguably inhumane due to the fact that it is in essence, killing an unborn child. In short, the main question regarding abortion is whether it is morally wrong or morally permissible. Several philosophers have addressed this issue, whether it is directly or...
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...Abortion is the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to vitality (unknown author, 2013). An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case, it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced which is the intentional removal of a fetus or embryo from the uterus. The term abortion most commonly refers to the induced abortion of a human pregnancy. From my own point of view, this practice is no different from murder because there is an actual life being terminated in the process therefore, I strongly disagree that the act of abortion is a good practice. To support my point of view, the issue ‘Abortion’ would be discussed using four main topics, which are; Reasons why people commit abortion, methods of abortion, damages of abortion to the woman’s physiology, effects of abortion on the economy, Christian views, and lastly a suggestion that prevent women from participating in abortion....
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...Abortion is one of those topics that makes everybody want to scream, whether they are for or against it. People who are against abortion speak as if there is no restraint when it comes to taking away the reproductive rights of women. Advocates of abortion rights do not always have the facts straight. If the people do not understand what their rights are, how can they defend them. People who are for abortion need to understand why it is a constitutional right and what barriers the court has put out to protect the unborn child. The process of abortion has caused many controversial court cases and amendments, many movements, and has many medical reasons for and against it. The issue of abortion has led to many controversial court cases such as...
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...Abortion is an unduly argumentative issue that can provoke very strong feelings on both sides of the debate because it is wrong and it’s murder but it is also an option for mothers who are not ready. Everyday a tragedy greater than September 11, 2001 takes place, but there is nobody talking about the tragedy called abortion. On September 11th , 3000 people were killed, but everyday more than 3,000 babies and deliberately killed. Abortion is defined as the “ removal of the embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy” (dictionary.com). Abortion is commonly know as the easy way out. In 2011, approximately 1.06 million abortions took place in the U.S., down from an estimated 1.21 million abortions in 2008, 1.29 million in 2002,...
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...The medical ethics topic that I have researched is the issue of abortion. Abortion is the deliberate termination of a pregnancy. In the UK, every year around 200,000 women abort unwanted pregnancy. Abortion was legalised in the UK in 1967 through the Abortion Act which allows women to have a free abortion on the NHS if signed off by two doctors. It is a highly controversial issue due to many people showing that it is highly necessary but others say that it’s too easy to have. It was legalised to avoid issues such as back street abortions from occurring as many women were killed or severely injured by them. There are three main methods which are used to abort a foetus; an early medical abortion which can be used up to twelve weeks of pregnancy, vacuum aspiration which is used between seven and fifteen weeks of pregnancy and surgical dilation and evacuation which is used from fifteen weeks of pregnancy. Central to the theological debate are the different views as to when life begins, whether abortion is murder or should it just be seen as another form of birth control? Roman Catholics believe that life begins at the point of conception and preserving life is a ‘primary precept’ whereas the Islamic view is that life begins at 120 days of gestation. These different viewpoints show that abortion is even controversial within different religions. Another clear point of controversy withinthe topic is whether abortion is classified as murder. Albert Schweitzer developed the idea of...
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...Sabrina VanDerwarker Elisabeth Rutledge English 1302_71 25 November 2014 Researched Argument Audience Analysis: Abortion 1. Who is your audience? What is the name of the person or group for whom you are writing this argument? Why have you chosen this person or group as your target audience? Why will your argument have exigence for your audience? My audience would be to pregnant women. I have chosen my audience to be pregnant women because women who get pregnant are often asked if they know all their options. 2. How open is your audience to your argument? Is it undecided or hostile? Keep in mind that the more hostile your audience is, the more time you will need to spend establishing common ground between you and your audience. My audience would have to be more towards hostile because abortion is a sensitive subject to some people. 3. How will you organize your argument to accommodate your audience’s level of openness to your position? Will your argument have a classical structure? Will it have a Rogerian structure? Will you be presenting your reasons and evidence before directly stating your thesis? Why, based on your knowledge of your audience, will your argument have the organization you will be using? I will give both of the sides of the argument and keep an open mind when presenting both sides. My argument will have a Rogerian structure and my thesis will come after all the evidence is presented. 4. What are your audience's priorities and goals? What...
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...Abortion is a very controversial subject that has been continually argued over for the past few years and probably many years to come. The main controversy is should abortion be legalized? First before we get into the many sides of abortion we must first define abortion. Abortion is the destruction of the fetus or unborn child while the child is still in the mothers womb. This can be done by almost anyone from the mother herself to back alley abortions and even to abortions by clinics set up especially for this purpose. There are two sides to this abortion topic the PRO-LIFE which is those who are against abortion altogether and the PRO- CHOICE or those who believe it is the womans right to choose if she wants to have an abortion. These two groups offer different solutions to problem. The pro-life solution is to have the child and basically live with it. They believe abortion is not an answer. The pro-choice solution is abortion because of reasons they feel are appropriate. Although abortion is morally and ethically wrong should it be legal for victims of rape or incest who have no other alternative? There is no real answer to this controversy, there are two sides to it though which have been arguing for many years over the subject. The first is the pro-life group. This group does not believe in the abortion factor. To understand where the pro-life stands we must first understand its beliefs and reasons for its beliefs. Then we can discuss what their solution to the abortion...
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...Abortion has been a topic of great controversy for nearly forty one years now. In 1971 a single, pregnant female sued the state of Texas because the law stated that an abortion could not be performed unless it was medically necessary to save the mother’s life. Her doctor was also a plaintiff in the case because he was facing two counts of murder for performing an abortion on a mother that was not medically necessary. A couple who could not have children and believed taking an unborn child’s life was unethical and wrong counter sued with the defense attorney by the name of Wade. This brought about a court decision almost two years later upholding legalized abortion and stating the laws in Texas were vague and unjustifiable. Stating that it was a woman’s right to choose abortion. Allowing women the option to have an abortion up until twenty four weeks gestation. Leading the way for other states to change their laws governing abortions. This brought about a whole new issue as to whether abortion should be legal or not. Prior to Roe vs. Wade an abortion could not be performed unless the mother’s health was at great risk. After the case, many states reevaluated their laws so that mothers could have an abortion for various reasons including “just because they weren’t ready to settle down.” This decision divided the American people as to whether it was ethically and morally right for a woman to choose abortion. In 2013, there were over one million abortions performed in the United...
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...Planned Parenthood: The Next Great Debate The ethical, legal, and religious fight of abortion has been a long and strenuous fight, with smaller arguments, such as the now newly publicized controversy of Planned Parenthood and it’s functions, spawning from the main issue. The opinions on abortion have been divided into two main arguments; pro-life and pro-choice. While there is great variation between the two opposing sides, there is little variation in the views belonging to the same side. Many ideas that propose a different solution to the issue of abortion and it’s offsets are often diminished to ‘unrealistic’ and ‘too hopeful’ for the main issue at hand. However, several solutions that have been proposed are well thought out and ultimately useful for the debate over abortion and Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood is a non-profit organization which receives almost 530 million dollars from the government each year. They receive almost $392 million from private organizations, $306 million from non-governmental services, and $78 million from other revenues. The organization, which focuses on the health and wellbeing of women and children, in notorious for it’s supposed high abortion rates, despite the fact that abortion makes up only 2% of services the non-profit organization offers. Most of Planned Parenthood’s revenue consists of helping women’s contraception and the treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections. 15% of what they do is also cancer screening and prevention...
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...Abortion, [the termination of a pregnancy, resulting in the death of the embryo or fetus], is a controversial issue in the United States. The right for an abortion was first given attention in 1973, when a woman who used her alias name, Jane Roe, confronted the illegal abortion laws in Texas. The state indentified any action trying to violate the abortion law with the exception of the mother’s life being in danger was considered a criminal act. The final decision of the Supreme Court supported Roe, and she helped bring the constitutional rights to herself and other women in the country. (“Lewis”) The Ninth Amendment in the Bill of Rights which states that, “the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny...
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...ETHICAL ISSUES SURROUNDING ABORTION The Ethical Isues Surrounding Abortion Lynette Freemer Kaplan University HU 245-03 Professor Kashani December 21, 2013 Abortion is when you terminate a pregnancy by having the fetus removed from the uterus. Abortions can be the result of a complicated pregnancy, or they may be induced. An induced abortion is referred to as an elective abortion, and an abortion due to pregnancy complications is called a therapeutic abortion. The cultural views on abortion are different around the world. People who are against abortion are referred to as pro-life, while everyone else is referred to as pro-choice. Many parts of the world have a current controversy with the ethical and legal aspects of abortions. Abortion is currently a legal operation in the United States. Women's abortion rights in the United States appear straightforward since abortions have technically been legal in the U.S. since 1973 (Krasemann & Thiroux, 2012). When examining the issue more closely, however, the status of a woman's right to abortion is far from static. Depending on location, age, and stage of pregnancy abortion rights are currently a complex and varied situation for American women. Before 1973, there was no national law on abortion in the United States. Many women sought illegal, unsanitary and potentially lethal abortions at the hands of unlicensed practitioners. The Roe v. Wade case changed this, allowing abortions to be practiced safely and...
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...Abortions are one of the many things that everyone has an opinion on. As defined by the 2012 Merriam-Webster dictionary, an Encyclopedia Britannica Company, an abortion is, “the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus as a spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus during the first 12 weeks of gestation--miscarriage, the induced expulsion of a human fetus, or the expulsion of a fetus by a domestic animal often due to infection at any time before completion of pregnancy.” Abortions have always been and will probably always be a controversial topic in which everyone will not agree upon. In the midst of the controversy, two groups have emerged. These groups are referred to as pro-life and pro-choice. According to Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context, pro-life supporters claim that life begins at conception, therefore, abortion at any stage in the pregnancy is murder. They believe that life is valuable and the life of the unborn baby has the same rights as the mother. Pro-choice supporters, on the other hand, claim that it is the woman’s right to choose what she does with her body. These pro-abortionists claim that anti-abortionists are truly against the rights of women and free choice rather than the termination of the fetus. Pro-life and pro-choice advocates differ in many of their opinions, specifically, concerning when life begins, affects abortions have on the...
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